by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 20, 2012 | Add Your Panasonic to the Museum, Editor's Blog, Post Content, Restorations
OK, so the “hiring” part might be a bit of a stretch since this isn’t exactly a paying gig. We ARE looking for a few people who would be interested in being contributing editors on the site. You’ll get your own slice of the PBVM universe to...
by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 19, 2012 | '89 PICS Team Lauraire, 1989 Panasonic Models
Over the years more than a few professional cyclists have ridden Panasonic bicycles. Panasonic DID have a professional cycling team for a while so that would naturally account for their bicycles being ridden by pro cyclists. In early December of 2012 I spotted a...
by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 19, 2012 | '97 POS Custom Ti, 1997 Panasonic Models
Here is a bike you don’t see every day. Titanium framed Panasonics were quite rare here in the USA with only a few coming in under the PICS program in 1989 (perhaps a few in late ’88). This particular bicycle comes to us courtesy of Andrew in Texas. He...
by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 19, 2012 | '89 AL-7000, 1989 Panasonic Models
Just as they were about to leave the U.S. market, Panasonic introduced two new aluminum framed models. The AL-7000 was the entry level aluminum framed bike below the slightly better equipped AL-9000. They were here for only one year and given the number that I have...
by Darin Nederhoff | Dec 12, 2012 | '91 NJS Track Frame, 1991 Panasonic Models
Every once in a while we stumble across something truly special. This new old stock Panasonic Track frame is just one of those finds. Built for the Swiss champion, Urs Freuler and apparently never used. Of course it was constructed out of Tange Prestige tubing. We...
